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Moda Bake Shop: Fabric Wreath

via www.modabakeshop.com

Now here is a tutorial I must try by p.s i quilt, she always comes up with the best tutorials. Something nice to whip up for holiday decor. You can find it here in Moda's Bake Shop.

For a jolly little elf named Jenny!

These are so cute, I just couldn't resist making one. The first one I made was not so great, a trial run I guess you would call it. I made this one with some red glittery felt I found at Joannes and some white embroidery floss. I spied my aqua and red buttons and immediately thought of Jenny B. Harris @ Allsorts. After all, that's where I found this adorable pattern in the first place. Who better to dedicate it to but her? I adore her blog, the bright color pallet and her adorable illustrations just pull you in. I've included a link to her blog, just in case you've never been there and you would like to find her pattern. Well, I'm off to work on more of these just to see what I can come up with. I'm thinking maybe some machine embroidered clogs that say '09, then I would have an excuse to make a new one every year. Cheers to you Jenny! Thanks for the pattern.

The Vintage Workshop Easy Christmas Pillow Covers

Aren't these delightful? I love them. I found an easy envelope pillow cover tutorial via about.com. Dug out my miles and miles of red and white ticking stripe decor fabric I purchased at Joanne's and picked some of my favorite images from The Vintage Workshop. You will need some therm o web, printable fabric sheets and some misc buttons. You may want to add a second piece of white cotton fabric so your background print doesn't show through like some of mine. I found this out the hard way after the second pillow. They really brighten up my boring couch, if you make any similar pillows I would love to see them. Happy Holiday Sewing! Images in this project were downloaded via The Vintage Workshop.

Patchwork Kitchen Towels

Time for holiday sewing. Just a post to show off my new patchwork kitchen towels featuring the fabric Figgy Pudding by Moda. I had the towels stashed away from my last trip to IKEA and finally found a use for them. I'll add them to the kitchen or bath for some extra color and holiday spirit. These make a great holiday gift idea. You can find the tutorial here on Sew,Mama,Sew. Happy Sewing!

Martha Stewart Spooky Glowing Pumpkins

This was a fun project and real easy for me, I made my fiance drill the holes and place the lights. (I am recovering from a thumb injury, so no projects for me.) I found the idea on the Martha Stewart website, hers called for real pumpkins, but I opted for the reusable ones from Michaels. You can find the project here, I think they turned out really good and I hope the trick or treaters enjoy them.

 

I think my cat is playing the part pretty well, he's definitely displaying some Halloween spirit.

 

He's playing the vampire tonight.